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Examples Of Guilt In Macbeth '

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In this passage, Shakespeare explains how one event can ruin a life and how guilt has a strong hold over the human mind. Shakespeare explores how Macbeth's guilt over Duncan's death is weighing on him. In this passage, Macbeth is speaking about Duncan’s death, he says, “Had I but died an hour before this chance, I had lived a blessed time;” (II.iii. 107-108, Shakespeare). Macbeth is expressing how had he died before the news of Duncan had come out, he would have led a satisfying peaceful life, but now that Duncan is dead, he will have no happiness or peace. While there is some truth to Macbeth's words, we must not forget that he is the one who killed Duncan in the first place. If he truly means what he says, why did he kill him? With the use

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